Probably the most prominent American political consultant, Dick Morris is almost universally credited with piloting Bill Clinton to a stunning comeback re-election victory in 1996 after the president lost Congress to the Republicans two years before. Called "the most influential private citizen in America" by Time Magazine, Morris helped steer Clinton to the center and away from the liberal policies he had pursued in his first two years in office. Morris is also credited with advising Clinton to sign the welfare reform bill of 1996 and getting him to back a balanced budget, both key centrist positions.
Morris began his relationship with Clinton in 1977 when he handled the Arkansas Attorney General's successful campaign to become the youngest Governor in the nation. Morris did not work on Clinton's failed re-election bid in 1980 but did oversee his comeback victory in 1982 as well as his Arkansas re-election victories in 1984, '86, and 1990.
In addition to Clinton, Morris has handled the winning campaigns for more than 30 Senators or Governors. In recent years, Morris has turned to foreign campaigns and served as chief strategist for Mexico's reformer Vicente Fox in his upset victory in July 2000 over the PRI after the party had ruled the nation for 71 years. He also was the strategist behind Felipe Calderon’s victory in Mexico in 2006. He was the chief strategist for the winning campaigns for the Presidents or Prime Ministers in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Taiwan, Japan, Romania, and Ukraine.
In the United States, Morris has become a familiar figure as a commentator for the Fox News Channel. He is well known for hard-hitting, nonpartisan, objective commentary about the U.S. political scene. He writes a weekly column for the New York Post and another for the Hill Magazine in Washington DC.
He has written twelve books including eight New York Times bestsellers. His most recent bestseller, written with his wife, Eileen McGann, Catastrophe, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list as number one. The other bestsellers are: Behind the Oval Office (his memoir about the Clinton years), Off With Their Heads (about the War on Terror), Rewriting History (a biography of Hillary Clinton he wrote with his wife, Eileen McGann), Because He Could (about Bill Clinton, also with Eileen), Condi vs. Hillary (promoting Condoleezza Rice for president, written with Eileen), Outrage (essays about rip-offs in America with Eileen), and Fleeced (which warned of the disaster Obama would bring). His other books are: Power Plays, Vote.com, The New Prince, and Bum Rap on American Cities, which he wrote in the '70s.
He lives with his wife of 33 years, Eileen McGann in Florida.
Dick Morris
Massachusetts Is the Game Changer
by Dick MorrisBeyond a pleasing sight for the heart, what would Ted Kennedy’s seat going Republican really mean?
A lot.
First, there would be the psychological effect.
On Democratic donors — it would discourage them from opening their checkbooks. On Republican donors — the impact would be electric in kindling their interest and generosity. On Democratic incumbents seeking re-election — it would make the beaches and golf courses that await them in their Florida retirement homes (and the lucrative lobbying jobs in Washington) infinitely more attractive. On Republicans considering running for the House and the Senate — it will help them see the truth: That their time is at hand! (It might even help our esteemed Party Chairman Michael Steele, realize that we can capture both houses this year!)
But in the Senate itself, it would really signal the end of Obama’s legislative dominance. He’ll probably be able to pass health care either by Democratic dithering in certifying Brown’s election or by ramming through the bill while he’s en route to Washington on the shuttle.
But, beyond that, the prospects of getting 60 votes on the remaining items in Obama’s legislative agenda: cap and trade, union card check, and immigration reform would slip away with the Massachusetts result.
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New Health Care Deal: They’re On The Run!
by Dick MorrisFirst, a brief congratulations to all on having seemingly killed the public option. Without our efforts, it would be en route to becoming law. Now there will not be a government owned, government run and government subsidized insurance company that will put all others out of business.
But the current proposal Reid is loudly trumpeting is horribly flawed as well.
It has all of the old flaws (minus the public option) in that the government, through the Secretary of Health, will decide who gets what treatment at what cost and will force rationing through an artificial scarcity on all people, particularly the elderly. And it still has such high premiums for young uninsured people that it will compete with student loans for the honor of being their number one headache.
But the compromise itself is flawed:
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U.K. Cancer Death Rate Is 38% Higher Than In U.S.
by Dick MorrisAs the Congress prepared to vote to let us enter the world of waits for doctors, waits for specialists, waits for testing and waits for surgery, radiation and chemo, we should pause to consider the relative records of the private medical care system in the United States with the socialized system in the U.K.
In 2008, Britain had a cancer death rate 0.25% while the United States had a rate of only 0.18%. The UK cancer death rate was 38% higher than in the United States.
The Guardian, the UK’s left wing daily, estimated that “up to 10,000 people” are dying each year of cancer “because their condition is diagnosed too late, according to research by the government’s director of cancer services.” While many people die because of late detection due to their own negligence, there is no reason to believe this self-neglect is more common in the UK than in the US. (more…)
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